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Criminal penalties for marijuana possession in Oklahoma would be reduced under a bill passed without objection by a House committee.

The House Public Safety Committee voted 14-0 on Wednesday for the bill that would make first and second offenses of marijuana possession a misdemeanor. Under current law, a second offense is a felony punishable by between two and 10 years in prison.

Stillwater Democratic Rep. Cory Williams says he would have preferred to make all marijuana possession offenses misdemeanors, but that such a proposal was unlikely to pass the committee.

Williams says it makes little sense to imprison someone or burden them with a felony conviction for simply possessing a drug that is legal in some states.

Originally Posted by Moderate Right

The sad fact is that having a pedophile win is better than having a Democrat in office. I'm all for a solution where a Republican gets in that isn't Moore.

Which is why there needs to be a process of federal referendum so the people can pass federal laws themselves - so they can directly limit the power of our federal legislators who impose stupid laws on the rest of the people of this country.

And you believe the choice between D or R actually constitutes a functional republic? Do you also think people shouldn't complain about being run over by a truck because they got to choose the logo plastered on the side?

And you believe the choice between D or R actually constitutes a functional republic? Do you also think people shouldn't complain about being run over by a truck because they got to choose the logo plastered on the side?

Spare me your hyperbolic absurdity!

Secondly, the last time I checked, we made it this far with what we have. That isn't anything to sneeze at.
Additionally, I believe we have many examples of third parties being elected over the years.
The main problem with most third parties is generally they can not garner enough support to get elected. That isn't the republics fault, but the party's fault.

Secondly, the last time I checked, we made it this far with what we have. That isn't anything to sneeze at.
Additionally, I believe we have many examples of third parties being elected over the years.
The main problem with most third parties is generally they can not garner enough support to get elected. That isn't the republics fault, but the party's fault.

Spare me your deluded naivety. We have a plutocratic hegemony consisting of millionaires who write the laws to keep themselves in power and profiting. They can do whatever the **** they want so long as their friends in the media can spin the negative consequences as the other team's fault and their propaganda machines can wash out the objections of the experts. Third parties will never gain power so long as the Reps and Dems write the laws and get to select who they want voting for them.

OSHA and the Freedom of Information Act for starters. Oh, and a small fairly new law called the PPACA.

I figured you'd bring up PPACA, hence the question. Congress isn't exempt from the PPACA. They use the exact same health care plan that all federal employees do, and are actually explicitly required to participate in an insurance exchange under the PPACA.

He touched her over her bra and underpants, she says, and guided her hand to touch him over his underwear